So to make a long story short, I bought an 88 s-blazer for $800 as a daily driver. Low miles, runs good, nice interior, but it had lots of bondo on the lower panels which the guy just slapped on and did'nt sand. no biggie I can sand it smooth I thought.

Well to my surprise as I started sanding I discover this guy patched the holes with DUCT TAPE, and put bondo over the tape!!!!

needless to say I spent this week getting all that crap out and welding in some steel, and doing the job right. I'll get some pics of this disaster up soon.

they sell replacement rocker panels for those, I think JC Whittney actually sells them as well.



Slap some of that stainless trim crap on there and call it a day

Thats just wrong, he could have at least pointed that out https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/wacko.png

Thats what I call quality work!!!!

Glad you didnt shoot the guy Jay. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

Well if you want to do it right just try to keep the bondo as thin as you can. The thicker it is the more it is prone to give you problems. SInce this is y our beater im under the impression you are not looking for a show quality job but just something besides a patch of bondo on your car.



This is what i do as my Daily grind. So here goes



1. Grind the steel of any rust, paint or what ever is on there. All you want to see is steel. Use a grinder with something like a 40grit pad.



2. Apply the bondo on right to left vis versa and then go up and down. Keep a a close eye on the filler before it really set but gets hard enough you can grab a bondo file...found at your local Auto supply store also. File the body filler down, try file it straight and dont file the low spots only the high.



3. The bondo will finnally set to a point where its pretty hard but make sure it alittle soft to make things easier on your self and try to work fast. Grab a sanding block usually the size half of the body filler or larger. In only a X patern block sand the body filler and when things get close to where you want it you can go to a lower grit 80 and then 150grit.



4. If you finnaly have it smooth or where you want itt at feather edge the paint to the bondo so you cant feel where the paint and bondo meet up. Using a Dual Action sander for this works well but if you dont have one you can use a 150grit on your sanding block and sand the edge down if you dont do this you can easily see the begining and ending points of your filler.



5. Stand back and make sure visually its good..then physicall feel the car with the palm of your hand and try to feel any waves in it. If you have a wave you must reapply filler once more...



6. If you are happy with the filler go and grab some primer surface are your local Auto supply usually available in the same section. Apply 3 coats. Make sure you allow 10-15 min in between coats..



7. Wait a few hours or next day and wet sand the primer with 500 grit with plenty of water.



8. Go onto the internet and find a company like PPG that sells color coded paint online in a rattle can.



9. Paint it and take your time,...and your done.



Sorry im being alittle vauge in explainint it but im in a little rush. If you do have questions please do feel free to ask. I will try to help as best i can.



paul

thanks for the responce, I have a friend who owns a body shop, from hanging out there I know exactly what to do, I just don't have the patience to work on one spot for an hour or 2 like the pros. I tacked in some sheetmetal, hit it with bondo, sanded, did the spot putty, sanded, primered, sanded, and now sprayed some PPG(I have a gun).

It's no way in hell a "good" job, but it's better than how I found it, I know I stopped the rust from spreading and thats what matters.

I'll post some pics soon